CRAFT NIGHTS SCHEDULED Have you found yourself wishing you had some extra time to work on your unfinished projects or to start a new hobby? Bring your sewing, embroidery, knitting, scrapbooking, quilting or whatever you’re working on to Craft Night from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday in the Upper Voss. Enjoy some company while you work on your projects. Share ideas and talents. Contact Dorothy Plovanich at dotplovanich@comcast.net or Laura Cwikowski at cwikowski@sbcglobal.net.
OPEN TO GOD’S WORD Today the Church begins a stretch of Ordinary Time that will last for five months. The liturgical vigor of the Easter Season and the feasts of the Holy Trinity and the Body and Blood of Christ settles down into this long stretch. During Ordinary Time the life of Christ is recounted for us by one of the Gospel writers. This year we have been hearing the Gospel of St. Mark. We begin this week by listening to his account of the Lord Jesus calming the stormy seas. Through this miracle Jesus tests the faith of his followers. As we settle into Ordinary Time let us be open to the power of the word of God to effect change within us. Let us pray that our faith will be strengthened as we grow more and more into faithful disciples.
CANCER SURVIVORS RETREAT DAY There will be a Retreat for Cancer Survivors from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 25 at the Cenacle Retreat House, 513 W. Fullerton Ave. Come for activities, gifts and a peace-filled time together. Please contact Dr. Sharon Barcham, chaplain, at 773-455-8202.
SUMMER TOILETRIES COLLECTION St. Vincent DePaul Society is collecting individual-sized toiletries for the Franciscan Outreach Ministry. The ministry runs one of the largest case management programs and shelter for the homeless in the city of Chicago. SVDP is also collecting larger size clothes for the Girls and Boys Town in Back of the Yards, a transitional shelter for teens. A collection basket will be in the Gathering Space at church. Thank you.
NOTRE DAME TO HONOR VETERANS The Notre Dame College Prep community will celebrate its annual Mass in Honor of American Military Veterans at 6 p.m. Friday evening, July 3 in the new grotto at the school, 7655 W. Dempster. Each flag will represent an American military life lost in Iraq or Afghanistan. The memory of 10 alumni who lost their lives in Vietnam will be honored. For more information, contact Fr. Ray Klees at 847-779-8600.
CELEBRATION OF HOPE & PEACE To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Franciscan Order, Chiesa Nuova, a not-for-profit Franciscan ministry for the performing arts, will present A Celebration of Hope and Peace at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27 at Dominican University, 7900 W. Division St., River Forest. Performing will be bass-baritone Alan Held, mezzo-soprano Stacy Eckert, the Ars Viva Symphony and the 40-voice New Classic Singers. Tickets are $40-$50. For tickets, call 708-488-5000.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
June 28 — Peter’s Pence / Works of the Holy Father
July 4 — Independence Day / St. Vincent de Paul
July 5— Lyman Scholarship Fund (with regular collection)
